by Rebecca Greenberg Band
It’s tough to decipher political rhetoric from reality, especially when it comes to the Medicare debate. But for seniors who rely on Medicare as a lifeline, the concerns about GOP proposals to drastically reduce or eliminate the program are crystal clear.
“Will I be able to find health insurance? I’m 71 years old!”
“How can Medicare be considered an ‘entitlement’ when I paid into it all my working career?”
“Will my wife and I receive a refund of the money we have put into Medicare?”
These are just a few of the tough questions voiced by Sacramento-area seniors at today’s community town hall in Rancho Cordova, in Republican Rep. Dan Lungren’s district. For these and countless other seniors who rely on Medicare for their life-saving medical treatments, the GOP’s plot to essentially do away with the Medicare program isn’t just a political ploy — it’s a life-or-death situation.
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